"for
we are many walking down the dry riverbed...but let me tell you
about the onewho suddenly broke awayto discover what lies
beyond the hillsthat rule our lives..."

What
is it?

"TheJourney“
is a non-interactive movie, just like a Cut-Scene in a video game.
It took about three months from scratch to finish and was first uploaded in January 2004. There have been two
refinements since for the "Make Something Unreal" Contest
by Epic Games.

What
should I download?

If
you own a copy of UnrealTournament 2004 on Windows and want to watch
the movie in realtime on your screen, go download the uMod Installer
of the „Grand Finals Version“. If you have already
installed a previous Version of „The Journey“, you only
need to download the „Grand Finals Patch“ and
install.

I would suggest to uninstall older versions and
redownload the full version if you have a broadband connection. The
performance improvements don't work for the Patched version as the
most significant changes have been made to the texture packages.

If for some reason the „uMod Installer“ files do
not work for you, just download the appropriate "ZIP Archive"
file and extract it to your UT2004 base directory.

If you do
not own a copy of Unreal Tournament 2004 on Windows, you can
download the „zipped Quicktime“ version which requires
the free Quicktime
Player 6 from Apple.

Note: if you are using the Linux or Mac version
of Unreal2004, please download the additional Linux/Mac Patch and install it.
As both of these systems use OpenGL rendering, you should expect a slight loss
of performance and visual quality. Sorry about that.

Awards
and Screenings

Official
Selection for the Ottawa Animation festival 2004
Winner Grand Finals "Make Something Unreal Contest" by Epic Games
Shortlisted for Best Machinima at Bitfilm Festival 2005
Shortlisted for Best Direction, Best Visual Design, Best Sound, Best Independent Machinimam at the 2005 Machinima Filmfestival.
Showcased the Melbourne International Filmfestival.
Showcased at the Interfilm Berlin international shortfilm festival.